Click here to read the Cover Story, “Specialists strategize on how to address vision issues in children with Down syndrome.”Just more than 5,700 American babies are born each year with Down syndrome, and the percent of babies born with Down syndrome is increasing every year as families put off having children to a later age.In total, there are about 250,000 individuals with Down syndrome in the U.S. today. This number is increasing, as advances in treatment have increased the average life expectancy approximately 10 years over the last decade to almost 60 years vs. 79 years for the average